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Chapter 10 Daigo Initiation

Home is a place where people can take off their armor and disguise with peace of mind, stretch their muscles and relieve fatigue.

After having a midnight snack with Guo Nu and Ren Cong, he took a comfortable and hot bath. The alcohol in Zhang Qian's stomach dissipated. Then he slept beautifully. When he woke up the next day, he was full of energy again.

According to Li Xian's imperial edict, the military weapon surveillance needs to be moved to the Weiyang Palace Forbidden Garden in the near future, and things are quite complicated. However, with Guo Nu and Ren Cong, Zhang Qian did not need to be nailed there every day. Therefore, after using court food, he "telled the two junior brothers in person" and rushed the two of them to work, he took two newly prepared white wines and walked towards Zhang Ruoxu's farm.

"Oh, why did the young magistrate come to my old man's house today? Are you not afraid that the emperor will ask you again, but the eunuchs can't find you in Chang'an?" Zhang Ruoxu has always been free and easy, and doesn't like to put on any airs of elders. As soon as he met, he immediately started joking!

"I'm not Xie Anshi, I'm restless when the emperor leaves me?! Besides, this is not far from Chang'an City." Zhang Qian smiled, put the gourd containing wine on the ground, bowed to Zhang Ruoxu, "I haven't seen you for many days, Uncle Shi is safe recently?"

"Okay, it's already very good. It's even better to see your wine gourd!" Zhang Ruoxu turned his body and bowed halfway. Then he rushed forward impatiently and picked up the hemp rope tied between the two wine gourds. "I just broke my last night and was worried about whether I should go to your house to ask for it. Unexpectedly, Yongzhao had a good relationship with me. Come, come, go to Zhengtang, let's go to Zhengtang to open the table and have a few drinks."

"Uncle Shi is so proud. I just drank with my friend yesterday. I feel a little dizzy. I can't accompany you today!" Zhang Qian was startled and quickly took two steps back and explained with a smile.

How could it be a matter of drinking with a drunkard like Zhang Ruoxu? Basically, as soon as you start drinking, you have to continue until the wine in the gourd is empty or one of the two falls down.

Zhang Qian is young and strong, and after falling down, he can recover after sleeping for one night. The old drunkard fell down a few more times, and he probably will be drunk one day and will never wake up.

"Why, after becoming a young prisoner, I look down on me, the old man who is so bad?" Zhang Ruoxu did not understand his kindness and immediately pretended to be cold and curled his lips.

"Where is this Uncle Shi? If I look down on you, will I come here uninvited early in the morning?" Zhang Qian heard it and blushed, "But these two gourd wines today are new flavors, suitable for calming down and drinking in front of the lamp, not for many people to drink. You put them away first and drink them slowly. If you like the excitement, we will invite Senior He, Senior Sun and Ji Ling another day. I will send someone to send a bucket of peach blossom wine over. Everyone will stop drunk!"

"New flavor?" Zhang Ruoxu's attention was quickly diverted by Zhang Qian's words. He pulled out the gourd stopper, put it in the tip of his nose and sniffed it hard, and immediately smiled, "Well, there is actually the fragrance of lotus flowers. The gentleman among the lotus flowers is indeed not suitable for fun."

As he spoke, he couldn't stand the wineworm in his stomach. He simply sucked a small mouth into his mouth. Then he closed his eyes and savored for a moment before sighing and saying, "It's not as white and clear as the chrysanthemums, but it's better because of its unique smell. I'm not picky, but using Zhao, this lotus brew, but the chrysanthemums are too white."

‘Thirty-eight degrees, the water is mixed too much, and it doesn’t last long enough.’ Zhang Qian immediately muttered in his stomach, but a smile of admiration spread on his face, “Gao, Uncle Shi is really smart. From yesterday to now, I always feel that something is wrong with this lotus brew, but I just don’t think of the aftertaste!”

"But compared to Liu Ling's drunk, it's still much easier to drink, especially in winter." Unwilling to accept other people's gifts and even picking up problems, Zhang Ruoxu smiled and whispered encouragement.

Seeing this, Zhang Qian felt a little sad. After thinking about it, he quickly made a promise, "Uncle Shi, if you like chrysanthemum white more, after I go back, I will ask Ren Quan to send you a bucket."

He was worried that Zhang Ruoxu and others would drink too much high-alcohol and their bodies could not bear it, so they specially adjusted the alcohol level to between 35 and 40. However, they forgot the biggest defect of blended wine, that is, the water smell is too strong. Especially after drinking it, the aftertaste on the tongue is extremely obvious. However, the white chrysanthemums above 60 degrees can cover up the traces of mixed water because of the high alcohol content. (Note: All old alcoholics can drink this.)

"Of course it's good to have a white chrysanthemum, but I always make such a waste of money on Zhao. How could I feel relieved?!" Zhang Ruoxu's voice came from the opposite side, with a very hypocritical twist.

"Uncle Shi likes the things in the cup, so of course I have to supply them in time. My new refining furnace is also upright, and it can produce hundreds of kilograms a day. It's not bad for Uncle Shi's sips of wine!" Zhang Qian immediately took over the conversation and explained with a smile. At the same time, he set a goal for himself in his heart.

Forget it, no longer distillate the alcohol many times in the future, and then use water to lower the concentration. After going back, I find a way to improve the process and try to ensure that the wine after two rounds of distillation can reach forty degrees and three rounds of 60 degrees. In this way, the wine will taste more mellow, which is worthy of the tongues of seniors such as He Zhizhang, Zhang Ruoxu and others.

"In order to say that, I took it off with shamelessness!" Zhang Ruoxu didn't know that he accidentally made someone discover that the quality of the Tang Dynasty liquor had been raised by a step. Even though he was satisfied with the whole white chrysanthemum promised by Zhang Qian, "It just so happened that the younger generations in my hometown recently sent someone to send me a cart of wax fish over. Although it was not a precious item, it was better to eat something fresh. When Zhao left later, I would ask my servants to push half of the cart for you!"

"Thank you senior!" Zhang Qian did not refuse and smiled and bowed to thank him.

"Don't always give me a tribute. You don't care about your back pain. I still care about the pain of returning the gift!" Zhang Ruoxue waved his hand, took a sip of the lotus brew reluctantly, and then used the plug to plug the gourd again and placed it on the desk beside him.

"Uncle Shi, I just started an official position and don't understand many things, so I want to ask Uncle Shi to give me some advice." Knowing the other party's temper, Zhang Qian did not go around the circle. After giving the gift, he immediately turned the topic to the topic.

"Instructions? Where did Zhao say this? Do you know that I have been in the midst of my life, and I have not been in office for two months as high as you have been in office for two months!" Zhang Ruoxu was surprised when he heard the business, widened his eyes and smiled bitterly.

His actual position in the past was just the military officers of Gunzhou Prefecture. He only received the title of a cavalry commander according to his merits when he retired. However, the title of a cavalry commander was purely an honorary title. It just sounds nice and he has face when interacting with his colleagues, but in fact he has neither a position nor a salary.

So, if he asked him to give advice on how an eighth-rank chief clerk would do something, he would be able to make do with his courage. If he gave advice on a fifth-rank prison, he would be a pure blind man to show his way!

However, Zhang Qian did not think that the level represents the wisdom of a person. He smiled and bowed again, "Uncle Shi doesn't have to be humble. I am a little prisoner, and I can't count at all. Besides, what I want to ask Uncle Shi today is not a military weapon prisoner."

"Paper-made? What does it mean?" Zhang Ruoxu's attention was instantly attracted by Zhang Qian's description. He frowned and asked in a very low voice, "Is it possible that your young prison is still fake? I heard from Weng Ji that you sacrificed your life to save the emperor that day, and all the civil and military officials present saw it with their own eyes."

"It's true that the Young Prison is a good thing, but it's different from the Young Prison in the past!" Zhang Qian sighed and told the old alcoholic that his situation was truthfully known to the old alcoholic. "Although I am a fifth-rank official, I have not held any position in the Ministry of War. Therefore, I don't have to attend the court meeting, just build crossbows, armor sticks and refining alcohol for the Ministry of War."

"Have you offended someone? You can only work and not participate in state affairs?" Zhang Ruoxu's reaction was very fierce, and he blurted out his words immediately after asking questions.

However, after saying this, he quickly realized that the blow to Zhang Qian might be too heavy. He quickly smiled and shook his head, and quickly lowered his voice, "In fact, this is good, it can save a lot of trouble. Look at Weng Ji, for so many years, he has been a PhD Taichang, and he has been leisurely all day long. Last time, he asked you to offer gunpowder, and the court promoted him to secretary. He also disliked the many things and delayed it for a long time to take office."

"Senior He is free and easy by nature and should be a role model for the younger generation!" Zhang Qian did not feel sorry for not being able to attend the court meeting, so he immediately smiled and nodded.

"Now, the court is so chaotic..." After looking around, Zhang Ruoxu pressed his voice down, "It's so chaotic like a porridge pot. Several factions of forces attacked each other, not asking whether it was right or wrong at all. Even Bi Longze was recalled this time and volunteered to go to Du Water Supervision as an envoy and brought people to build a water truck around the capital. If you have no roots and no foundation, why have to get involved with those people in the court?! If it were you, if you can't attend the court meeting, you will be so happy in your dreams! You won't be rushing to come forward and cause trouble for yourself! You need to know that the more you say, the more mistakes you make. And in front of the saint, you can't always pretend to be mute!"

"Uncle Shi said this very much. I also think that speaking less and doing more is serious!" Zhang Qian also had this feeling in his heart and nodded with a smile again.

"It's good that you can think about it! It's not easy. If I were as old as you, I would definitely feel very unhappy!" Zhang Ruoxue was relieved and praised in a low voice.

However, when he saw Zhang Qian's eyebrows, there was always a hint of anxiety. After hesitating for a few snaps of his fingers, he asked in a low voice, "Can you encounter something else in Yongzhao? Even though I have never been a high-ranking official in my life, I will not know nothing about anything. Maybe I can give you an idea!"

"Then I'll bother Uncle Shi!" Zhang Qianwen quickly took a step back and asked the other party seriously, "I met a colleague, who may be from the royal family. Recently, the relationship has been relatively close, and he has also joined the stock of my Liushen Commercial Bank..."

Some things, if you ask Guo Nu and Ren Cong, it is definitely better to ask Zhang Ruoxu, an old man like Zhang Ruoxu. Of course, the most reliable choice should be Yang Qian. Unfortunately, the latter's status is too high and Zhang Qian can't get it at all. Therefore, he can only settle for the second best.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Ruoxu's focus was similar to Guo Nu. As soon as Zhang Qian opened his head, he immediately interrupted in a low voice, "Has he paid for it? Or just bragging a few words to deceive you into leaving your fuck? If it is the latter, you have to be careful. People's hearts have always been unsatisfied..."

"Not only did he pay the money, he also gave me compensation!" Zhang Qian grinned and added with a wry smile. Then, he simply started from scratch and told Zhang Ruoxu in detail what he knew about Li Qi and what happened when he was drinking yesterday.

Zhang Ruoxu frowned at the beginning. However, soon, the old man stretched his brows and smiled. After Zhang Qian finally finished his statement and expressed his concerns. The old man simply smiled so hard that he couldn't even open his eyes. He gently patted the table with his gray beard, "Yong Zhao, who told you that you will not have a good end if you interact with the descendants of the royal family?! Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, there have been hundreds of children and grandchildren of Emperor Gaozu. This is not the same as the brothers of Emperor Gaozu and the same clan. If no one cares about them, how can they live in normal times?"

"This..." Zhang Qian was filled with his mind to fight for the throne, and his last edict was passed on to the country. He was immediately speechless when asked.

"Don't worry, you can date whatever you should do. Even if you pray to him, there is nothing to do. A small Fengyu is probably at most a bloodline of Emperor Gaozu. He is not qualified to be involved in the throne." Finally, seeing Zhang Qian "stupid" once, Zhang Ruoxu became happier and happier the more he smiled, and he couldn't help but raise his hand to wipe the corners of his eyes, "Even if there is, so what? You are an official of the Tang Dynasty. If Fengzi and Longsun ask you for questions, can you hide and ignore them? What's more, Zhang Yongzhao, do you have the power of military and horses?"

"Uncle Shi was joking. I, a military weapon supervisor, can I take the power of military horses?" Zhang Qian's face turned red when asked, shook his head embarrassedly.

"Then are you rich and can match a country?" After finally "striking" Zhang Qian once, Zhang Ruoxue simply held on his shoulders.

"How is that possible!" Zhang Qian shook his head and smiled bitterly again, "My Liushen Trading Company has just opened. The medicine he consigned has not been cared for until now!"

"You can decide the gunpowder, armored staff, and crossbows of the military weapon prison. Can you take it out for people at will?" The question continued, making Zhang Qian very embarrassed.

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"Then are resourceful, you can calculate ten steps at one step? Or can you go to and from the palace to make decisions? Or can you be proficient in divination and predict good or bad luck?" Zhang Ruoxu rolled his eyelids and continued to chase and fight.

"Not even!" Zhang Qian blushed when asked, and honestly bowed his head to admit.

"Then aren't you worried about it?" Zhang Ruoxu stood on tiptoe and slapped him hard, smiling proudly. "You must have the ability and qualifications to get involved in royal affairs. Just because you are a fifth-rank junior supervisor who doesn't even have the qualifications to go to court, you still want others to win you over? Wake up quickly! You really dare to think! With that skill, it's better to brew more wine, and at least you can help me satisfy my cravings!"

"Those things about Shuofang Army making money?" Zhang Qian was photographed with a red face, but he was shameless and continued to ask for advice.

Zhang Ruoxu slapped him again, and in an instant, he was full of enthusiasm, "Even if the emperor is not satisfied, he will only be dissatisfied with Zhang Renyuan and cannot see a little shrimp like you. Besides, you can share the worries of the country, and the emperor is too late to praise you, so how could he punish you for this? The court is really so confused. Who else is willing to plan for the country in the future?"
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